
On Wednesday, October 19, a solicitor from Shoalcoast Community Legal Centre will be visiting Merimbula to provide free legal advice to women with booked appointments.
Shoalcoast is situated in Nowra but is funded to provide free legal services to women living in the South East NSW communities of the Bega Valley.
Shoalcoast solicitors are experienced in resolving many types of legal problems. Advice clinics provide residents with a good opportunity to get free professional advice regarding their legal problem.
If they are unable to help they will ensure people contacting the service are provided with an appropriate referral to another service which can assist them.
The next Eden free legal advice clinic is on Wednesday, October 19 from 9.30am to 11.30am at the Merimbula Library Portal, Cabarita Place, Merimbula.
Appointments must be made.
Shoalcoast deals with most non-commercial areas of law, including consumer credit and debt, family law involving children, Centrelink problems, employment, tenancy issues, power of attorney and guardianship, discrimination and victims compensation for childhood assault, sexual assault or domestic violence.
To make an appointment or to make enquiries as to whether we can assist you with your legal problem telephone Shoalcoast Community Legal Centre on 1800 229 529 or 4422 9529. If you ring on a mobile phone we will call you back.
Shoalcoast also provides weekly telephone legal advice sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 10am and 12noon and community legal education for workers and community members.